Word: concilia
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...schoolboy in his rumpled dhoti and brown loafers, Shastri both matches the diminished stature of India and reflects its inchoate strength. By merely surviving for 14 months in a situation that many thought might end in anarchy, Shastri has shown that India has a chance. His weaknesses alone-concilia tory, hesitant, dilatory as they are-have been magical in their muddling. He was firm only in the Kutch incident, when he sent two divisions of Indian troops to within 300 yards of Pakistan's fortified positions, and that won him support at home. His trips abroad-to Cairo, Moscow...
...Pope, by a decree could do anything he wished, practically. He referred to ancient rules for his authority, and if they did not exist he could easily make them, to suit his purpose. The leaders of the Church began to protest against such a tyrannical system. They formed the Concilia System to oppose the Decretal...
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